Adjustable distributor



Oct. 11930; V.V.McARTOR 1,117,930

ADJUSTABLE DISTRIBUTOR Filed Nov. 1. 1929 PT If M 14mb! gwomtw Patented Oct. 7, 1930 i M f STATES" j viramavnncn mna'roa, or (331mm;

ADJUSTABLE meniseeoaif 1 applicant file rmvemiier My invention relates to adjustable distrib- 15 Anotherof my objects is the provision of a 7' device for windrowing the cut grain, the device vhaving adjustable features so that the grain may be deposited in the most effective way for curing it regardless of the height of- 7 in the standing grain and regardless of the t-,

pography of the field; Y

sion of an attachment including a cross conveyor which is adapted to be secured at the I QS inner end of the grain platform of aheader or combine and having a rearwardly and downwardly extending chute which is adjustable to various inclinations.

Having in view these objects and others a'o which will be pointed out in the following description, I will nowrefer in which I t Figure 1 is a view in perspective showing a my adjustable distributor and its relation to the grain platform of the header or conveyor.

Figure 2 is a view in side elevation of my adjustable distributor and showing also the bull wheel of the header or combine.

y My adjustable distributor includes a trans a verse conveyor which is adapted to be se cured to the headeror combine at the innerend of the grain platform -11 as shown in Figure 1. The conveyor 10 is provided with I slats similar to those of the platform 11, and

4B the upper rung of the conveyor 10 is adapted to receive the cut grain from the platform 11 andto convey the cut grain toward the rear.

The frame of the cross conveyor 10 ispro-V l vided with a guard 12 for confining the cut 1 56 grain during its movement over the cross con- Another of my objects is the provision of a to the drawings,

ayes are isne' ri-rx b iijof e en es type ld t has r t 1 f rear} rollers 13 and 14; "the roller 13 being the driven roller.

of "at sectionalchute. Thchipper section 15 of :this chute is hingedly {connected to the aitis ofthe roller"14e Itsupperend is adapt? ed to receive thecut grainfrom the cross' conveyor 10 and to carry it rearwardl'yhand o0 downwardly to be delivered into the lower section" 16 of the chute; Both "sections 15 and 6 t str bu n f hu F Prefe b y" in U formlhaving upwardly extendiirg 'sidej througlrthe sections of the chute. The later section 16 of the chute is provided withears at its upper or forward fendjwhich overlap thesidefwalls' ofthechute wh The two sec ons arei i o ile n dhtoee h i by 1 m eaiisfofpilvotfpins 17. The ears ofthe'sec More specifically, my object is the provition 16 are eachprovided with a plurality of apertures; 18 concentric V with a the pivots 1.7, and the links of the s'ectionlfi are each pro View with a single a erture-19; The secwas is ana'legth heig' t be ngaeterm ea so mg'uybyt e height offthe stubble.

"'lhe purpose offthe device is to enable the operator to cut the' grain-Iat*aftimejwhen' the grain is 'not in, prime condition for the separator. By attaching a the "devicejto the harvesting machine, the operator is enabled to depos'itthegrain in a wlndrow in the rearof the implement where it is allowed to cure on thestubble 'after'which itvmaybe gathe'red apickup machine connectedfwith a] com 0' bine' which washes the rain. Theadjustable feature er the enure makes it-pgoss'ible distribute wages-in in ther'xiost orderly man} nr pas ableinsteaaiermerr txhrawmg it on thestiibbleas nfr quently one y imple- 'men'ts not equipped withymyadj'ustable'dis tributor. "Wheii the. cut grain dropped from a considerable height abbv thestubbl'ef it tends to sewer out and to" be its arms base; at the s'tubbl' whrit emitter-stave it!!! 1y be reached by the pickup machine. On the other hand, a chute which is not adjustable as to height is very apt to drag over the stubble thus breaking the stubble irregularly so that the cut grain is very apt to become lost and wasted in the stubble. The present device overcomes both of these difliculties by adjusting the chute 16 so that its delivery end is immediately above the surface of the stubble,thus delivering the cutgrain gently on the platform formed by thestubble. .The i, adjustable distributor may be made in any desired width but in actual practice it h'as' been found that a width of from eighteen totwenty-four inches is the most desirable width" of the swath or windrow. The adjustment of the chute' lsection 16 aifords ample latitude in the angle to which the g rain is carried downwardly to the stubble so. as to prevent scattering of the grain beyond the edgesof the swath or Windrow. This angle may also vary between Wide limits but the most effec- V tive inclination is approximately a thirty degree. inclination with respect to the surface of the field.

Having thus described my invention in such full, clear, and exactterms that itsconstruction and operation -will be readily understood byothers skilled in the art to which it pertains, whatI claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is 7 v 1, An attachment for harvesters having cutting mechanism and a movable platform in the rear of the cutting mechanism, ,saidattachment including a frame adapte'dto be secured to the harvester at the delivery end of the movable platform thereof, a conveyor within'said frame, said conveyor being trans -verse to the platform of the harvester,. and a rearwardly and downwardly inclined chute 1 for depositing the grain on the stubble in a windrow in the rear of the harvester, said chute comprising a pair of sections hingedly connected together whereby said sections may be angularly adjusted relative to each other,

and means for latching said twosections in any position of adjustment.

2. In combination, a harvester having a i transversely arranged cutting mechanism and an endless conveyor in the rear of said cutting mechanism,- a second endless conveyor at the delivery end of the first said endless conveyor and adapted to receive the cut grain from the first said conveyor and to convey the cut grain rearwardly in a narrow stream, and a rearwardly and downwardly inclined chute for depositing the cut grain on the stubble in a windrow in the rear ofthe harvester.

3. In combination, a harvester having a transversely arranged cutting mechanism and anendless conveyor in the rear of said cutting mechanism, a second endless conveyor at the delivery end of the first said endless conveyor and adapted to receive the out grain from the first said conveyor and to convey the cut grain rearwardly in a narrow stream, an L-shaped wall at the forward end of said second conveyor and extending across the outer side thereof, and a rearwardly and downwardly inclined chute for depositing the grain on the stubble in a windrow in the rear of the harvester, said chute comprising a pair of sectionshingedly connected together whereby said sections may be angularly adjusted relative tohewlh Qther,- and-means for latching said two sections in any position of adjustment. :7. ;i.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature. "VERN'IE VANCE MOARTOR. 

